UMC Grass Roots Wield Money with BOTH Liberal Establishment and Renewal Establishment in Effort to Reign in Errant BishopsFrom: Michael L. Gonzalez GonzoML@ameritech.net
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God is moving amongst the United Methodist clergy, but
especially within the ranks of the UMC laity. The
recent heresy published by
Bishop Sprague of the
Chicago area UMC
Northern Illinois Conference in his book
"Affirmations of a
Dissenter," coupled with the 2003 NIC
Annual Conference resolutions in defiance of the UMC Book of Discipline, has
awakened the warriors for Christ out of their slumber. The most remarkable
aspect of this recent explosion of fervor to "contend for the faith that was
once for all entrusted to the saints" [Jude 3] is that it is in opposition to
BOTH the established liberal leadership amongst
the episcopacy
as well as the established conservative leadership of the so-called renewal
groups (e.g.: Good News), which in
conjunction with the massive Southeast Jurisdiction, controls the legislative
arm of the UMC (the quadrennial General
Conference).
This sudden eruption of grass-roots warriors has launched a denomination-wide effort to stop the flow of all money beyond the local church until the UMC leadership restores accountability to the episcopacy. This drastic action is now seen as a last ditch effort for revival of the denomination, as the liberal/conservative tussles have dragged on for several decades while hundreds of thousands of lost souls died without Christ due to a denomination leadership that concentrates efforts on political power grabs over the Great Commission. To learn more about the grass-roots uprising, visit either of these two bulletin boards: |
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